NASCAR WCUP: Southern 500 Starting Lineup
6 September 1998
Following is the starting lineup for the Southern 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, hometown, car make, and speed:
1. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 168.879.
2. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 168.677.
3. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 168.642.
4. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 168.573.
5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 168.261.
6. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 168.054.
7. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 167.974.
8. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 167.876.
9. (9) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 167.762.
10. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 167.550.
11. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 167.545.
12. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 167.430.
13. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevy, 167.373.
14. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 167.294.
15. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 167.140.
16. (16) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 166.908.
17. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 166.874.
18. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 166.834.
19. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 166.647.
20. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 166.642.
21. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 166.422.
22. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 166.416.
23. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 166.360.
24. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 166.264.
25. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 166.158.
26. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 165.922.
27. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 165.749.
28. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 165.671.
29. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 165.632.
30. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 165.526.
31. (1) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevy, 165.297.
32. (15) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford 164.976.
33. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 164.666.
34. (50) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevy, 164.644.
35. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy, 164.518.
36. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 164.079.
37. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, provisional.
38. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, provisional.
39. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 156.283, provisional.
40. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, provisional.
41. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevy, provisional.
42. (13) Dennis Setzer, Newton, N.C., Ford, provisional.
43. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, provisional.